Escape from Saddam by Lewis Alsamari Summary
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Hunted, shot at, and pursued by wolves - Lewis Alsamari's true escape from Saddam Hussein's Iraq reads more thrillingly than fiction. This harrowing journey to freedom, featuring daring border crossings and prison breaks, reveals what one man will risk for family and liberty.
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When the Desert Howls Your Name
Imagine clinging to the roof rack of a speeding car in the dead of night, arms screaming in pain, body battered by every pothole-all because there's no room inside for a deserter with a bullet wound in his leg. This wasn't an action movie scene. This was Lewis Alsamari's reality in 1994, fleeing Saddam Hussein's Iraq with nothing but fake papers and desperation. His story isn't just about escape-it's about the impossible choices tyranny forces upon ordinary people, and the price of freedom measured in stolen money, broken laws, and family members imprisoned because you dared to survive.
Growing Up in the Republic of Fear
The Making of a Killing Machine
The Bullet That Changed Everything
The Bedouin Highway
When Wolves Circle
The Genuine Man Never Forgets
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